Apricot Pineapple Dream Recipes

APRICOT, ALMOND & PINEAPPLE SOUR CREAM COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extract. In another bowl, whisk flour, almond flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition., Transfer half the batter to a greased 10-in. springform pan. Mix pineapple and apricot preserves; drop by tablespoonfuls over batter. Carefully top with remaining batter. Sprinkle with almonds. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 60-65 minutes. Cool on a wire rack 10 minutes. Loosen sides from pan with a knife. Cool completely. Remove rim from pan. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar if desired.

APRICOT AND PINEAPPLE CRISPS

Steps:

• Place an oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Spray 4 (10-ounce) ramekins with vegetable oil cooking spray. Set aside.
• For the filling: In a medium bowl, mix together the pineapple chunks, apricots, cinnamon, arrowroot, and reserved pineapple juice. Divide the mixture equally between the ramekins.
• For the topping: In a food processor, combine the flour, oats, butter, sugar, pecans, and salt. Pulse together until the butter is the size of peas.
• Spoon the topping over the filling mixture. Place the ramekins on a small baking sheet and bake until golden and the filling is bubbling, 18 to 20 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes and serve.

APRICOT PINEAPPLE MARMALADE

Steps:

• Rinse apricots, remove stems, cut or break in half and remove pits. Finely chop or run apricot halves through a meat grinder using the large holes; there should be about 8 cups. Place in a large pot with the pineapple and orange zest.
• Mix 1/4 cup sugar with pectin and stir into apricots. Bring to a boil over high heat. Add remaing 4 3/4 cups sugar. Return to a boil and boil for 1 - 5 minutes, depending on how firm you would like the marmalade to be (longer = thicker and stronger flavour).
• Remove from heat; stir and skim foam for 5 minutes (important step that removes unsightly foam and also prevents floating fruit in your marmalade). Ladle into warm sterilized canning jars leaving 1/4" headspace. Cap, seal and process ina water bath for 10 minutes. Makes about 8 cups.

APRICOT DELIGHT ~ (OR PEACH)

Steps:

• 1. In a medium sauce pan, bring the pineapple and juice to a boil - stir in jello until dissolved and simmer for 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• 2. In large bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar together until well blended. Add the pineapple mixture and baby food, then mix until well blended.
• 3. Fold in cool whip & nuts.
• 4. Spread into a 9 x 13 baking dish and refrigerate until set.
• 5. Serve salad as is or with whipped cream. I sometimes sprinkle nuts on top, before refrigerating. Enjoy! I find this salad refreshing.

APRICOT JELLO SALAD

Steps:

• Bottom:.
• Drain appricots and pineapple, reserve liquid.
• Dissolve jello in 2 cups hot water.
• Add marshmellows and stir until melted.
• Add 1 cup of reserved liquid.
• Combine remaining ingredients and put in a 9X13inch pan.
• Refrigerate until set.
• Topping:.
• Put 1 cup reserved liquid in a sauce pan, heat.
• Mix the sugar and flour, add to liquid.
• Add 1 beaten egg.
• Cook to boiling until thickened.
• Remove from heat and add the butter (margarine).
• Cool then add 2 cups cool whip (dream whip).
• Cover the bottom with the topping & refrigerate. Sprinkle with cheese (Optional).

APRICOT DREAM JELLO SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Combine dry Jello and pineapple in medium sized sauce pan. Heat to simmer and stir until jello is well dissolved. Set off heat and allow to cool slightly.
• 2. Stir buttermilk into jello mixture.
• 3. Mix whipped topping into jello mixture.
• 4. Stir in pecans.
• 5. Pour into 9x9 pan or into jello mold. Chill for 24 hours before serving.

~ APRICOT DREAM ~

Steps:

• 1. In a medium saucepan, add pineapple, apricots and juices, jello. Mix well, bring to a boil for 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
• 2. Stir in pieces of cream cheese, not all will dissolve, some small pieces will remain, this is normal.
• 3. Pour into a bowl and refrigerate until almost set, stir in cool whip and spread into an 11 x 7 dish. Refrigerate until ccompletely set. Serve with more whipped cream if desired.
• 4. This can be served as a salad or dessert. My mom always served with turkey or pork.